When you collect one of this City Maps and see the huge Grern space it occupies versus the layout of the city Streets, you note its huge dimension. We walked only a small portion of it , that being across the street from our hotel. A beautiful collection of trees and footpaths..saw no concrete or tile paths, and rather surprising very few bench on which to sit. Here families toss down a blanket and set there on. A small street passes through one section and there is also a motorized model of a train..great for young children and families to ride.

Originally planned to be 380 hectares, it’s actual size is 190 size, this large park is also a historic site. Lands for its construction were reclaimed by the government for this purpose around 1890. They were low laying swamp lands known to be malaria-transmitting, mosquito infested. The works took nearly 50 years to complete. Now it’s a beautiful and very popular family and touristic destination.